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  • A highly underrated brother. This dude is phenomenal on the mic real shit.

  • j & nas need to drop an album, f**k a mixtape, take it back to the essence, man u can put the two on a cassette & i'll buy it!!!!

  • with the power & powers that be of hip hop, you'd think he'd be #1 on the charts but this isn't the 90's-'04, we've lost our culture and let the $ distract us, they have silenced us once again, this is a voice that needs to be heard, jz, wayne and all the hip hop hollywood rappers could never rep hip hop and the black struggle like j elect, God bless this mc and many like him!!!

  • it aint hard to tell nas illmatic

  • yoo that beat at 1:45...where it at?

  • wtf this was upped in 2008??

  • yeah, a very cool dude, going to make a difference I think.

  • Jay electronica and Kendrick Lamar.

  • what song is that at the end?

  • @split876 Jay Electronica- The pledge (Eternal Sunshine) It's a 9 minute song. I think it may be the first part!

  • that supreme black annuaki rap

  • Thanks a lot JIMI HENDRIX

  • Jay Electronica produces too

    he never really uses drums though, if he does he keeps it light. It's because he don't want people to just hear drums but pay more attention to lyrics.

  • Its good he's from new Orleans cause lil Wayne is from there and you know how lil Wayne THINKS he's the best rapper alive hows that possible he's not even the best in new orleans big ups to that real shit

  • This is honestly the only dude who I can visualise being a G.O.A.T alongside the 90's cats (Nas, Jay Z, Big, Pac, Rakim, Kool G RAp etc). Album soon come, let the the realest survive.

  • Where did you go to J

  • does anybody else think this guys looks like a gorilla??

  • @TheAndySupree go fuck yourself.

  • @TheAndySupree Go fuck yuhrself #2

  • Respond to this video... Jay Electronica and Nas are the two greatest rappers alive.

  • @TheAndySupree Yeah the silver back god of Hip-Hop.King Kong's great great grandfather.

  • @static515 actually its nas's song "it aint hard to tell" but it does sample michael jackson's human nature track.

  • wat is the name of the 2nd instrumental????

  • @PhdMusic03 nas - it aint hard to tell

  • @yugang08 thanks bruh

  • lil wanye really?

    

  • My nigga.

  • UK Zulu Nation, Hip Hop for life

  • I wanna know if he knows what a keffiyeh is or is he just using it for "fashion", sick of a beautiful symbol being spat on by the "enlightened" who I never hear a word from when it comes to the plight of those who have shed blood for that keffiyeh

  • @Zurie53225 Don't know if you knew this, but Jay is a Muslim, and also a very intelligent individual. I am quite sure, insha'allah, that Jay will not wear the keffiyeh solely in respect to superficial fashion trends, but to the heroes and innocents who died wearing it.

  • @1manmafia \m/ rock on then, no I didn't know that

  • @1manmafia Sweet! Q-Tip, Jay Electronica, Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def.. Muslim hiphop artists are keeping it 100!

  • i wish he was around before he wouldnt be in hip hop's shadow..... imagine the rep he would have if he was in the nas jay z era

  • yo !! you heard that [ J.COLE & TEQUILLA ROZE - the Roots sessions ] j cole goes hard !! the boi Roze is nice too .. BUT [ JAY ELEC ] IS MY DUDE

  • Jay Electronica, in my opinion, is going to be one of the men to keep rap going for years to come.

  • I dont think its possible for hip hop to die. It has a strong heart. I just didnt think anyone could equally produce AND rap! Much respect, AND this man is from the south where people judge hip hop cause lil waynes ass. MUCH MUCH RESPECT TO THIS MAN!

  • Watch this man take over hip hop. The man is a genius.

  • Keep doing your thing Jay! You've got fans all around the world waiting for an album.. Genius! Greetings from Holland

  • Hip Hop is not dead, but Diddy emptied a round on it, that's for sure. Jay Elec and Janelle Monae were too of the best things that happened to music last year. I wasn't aware of them before that, but I've passed them on to whoever I can.

  • I WANT MORE!!!

  • ***looking for people to support my music, check out dis song i made to jay electronica beat, tell me what you think of it.***

    youtube com/watch?v=LkLbtuP6prE

    (when you copy and paste add a period between the space)

  • J.Cole and Jay.E

    Are the future of straight hip hop music. Funny how they both are producers too.

  • dudes what the game needs

  • he looks like gucci mane.. except hes a MILLION times better lol

  • what the track at the very end?

  • @Zeph100 eternal sunshine

  • @stephen53620 thanks bro

    

  • Gorilla union? I thought we had agreed that these"things" were people and all that?

  • even though im so excited jay signed to roc nation cause now he'll make an album and get some recognition...theres still a small worry that jay z might change him and he will sell out..i hope not though

  • What's the sample they play at the end of this interview?

  • the dude is legit and real, if you dont like jay electronica you dont like real musik

  • J Dilla Changed my life

  • you guys hear his new track?

    put it up just now. rip guru.

  • he just was signed to rocafella

  • if hes smart stay the fuck away from diddy

  • saw jay live this summer, he's legit, he's got something to say, not like all the bullshit you hear on the radio.

  • hip hop is many things to many people delivered in so many ways forming endless personal views of what hip hop is. there are things associated with hip hop and its culture that influence it, and on the surface may be what people use to confine hip hop but you cant define it its ever evolving the only unchanging fact about hip hop is that its a universal language

  • @ damudum. Im 20 man.. and Jay Elect is hip hop. He true to himself and speak da words from his heart. He a real dude. Got insane freestyles.

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  • nOT Impressed by Jay Signing dude

    He could of found better

    And Im not talking about No Wacka

    Tons of hot talent out in the NYC or CHi

  • @hiphopofficial.

    Popeye loved spinach.

    See..it's abstract. lol

  • Zeke, its swagger jacksons revenge

  • HE SAID..and from JAY HIMSELF...LIL WAYNE IS AN INSPIRATION!!!!...so hes not a garbage rapper.

  • @TheChino95 he still sucks. I can say Soulja Boy is better than 2Pac and Biggie combined. Is it true? No.

  • @TheChino95 You hearing but you ain't listening and using your third eye. Yeah he's Inspiring of how NOT to be and he's an Inspiration to MC's like J.Cole and Jay Elect to keep our culture alive and truthful. Inspiring for new young cats to pick up the mic and dead that radio bubbly raps all about record sales and popularity. Inspiring to not let GURU die without feeling like what he did and his influence wasn't taken for granted.

  • What's track starting at 1:38 called? It's sounds like a mashup of Human Nature and something else.

  • @Taurean1410

    The song is called "It Ain't Hard To Tell" and the artist is Nas :) I think it's sampled from Human Nature by Michael Jackson.

  • YO JAY E... King Of The South... Nigga You The only Rapper In Your League...YO Check it... I heard one drop by you nigga and i Know You The South Sides Face's Right Now... Change My Perspective Son... NY And NE

  • 2:41 whats the track called!?

  • @DClean Eternal Sunshine - Jay Electronica

  • I am a 16 year old white boy from boston and i despise commercial hip ho nowadays. I thank god tht young ppl like myself nowadays r blessed w/ the opportunity to listen to Jay Electronica, and tht i got the opportunity to see Nas perform live.

  • i agree with everything except the lil wayne and jay-z thing.

  • Man fuck Jay Electronica nigga don't respect you from New Orleans boy you can't come back here Face Jack Spratt and keep it real my nigga & stop ducking him oohh I forgot you gone Hollywood Yall need to get your facts on this dude before you crown this dude check out Jack Spratt

  • @cjrcatering who the fuck is jack spratt his ghost writer

  • @bashful5375 yessssssss!! i just got on it the other day ! loveit

  • whats the last soong????

  • @RoObleDOo Eternal Sunshine :)

  • FOUNDATION FEAT DYNAMIC G " THE WAR IS ON "

  • whats the name of the last song?

  • @Arcillica1

    the pledge by jay look below you

  • whats the song at 3:48??? Can someone please tell me??

  • @YoungPrinceYPTV It is called The Pledge (Eternal Sunshine) by Jay. Listen to the intro and all parts. Its really dope

  • @poodymac63 Thanx man.. i appreciate ill check it out now.

  • @YoungPrinceYPTV

    the pledge by jay elect of course!!!!

  • @bholmquist11 Thanx

  • tthis guy is god on the mic

  • this nigga inspire me ta get back on the pen and pad...thats rare...usually I gotta reach to the 90s....he the truth.

  • He's too lazy. Drop something fucking faggot ass snippet dropping asswipe. Goddamit. A guy with so much talent who does nothing but keep touring to perform the same damn songs. C'mon you fucking faggot!!!

  • @NMGRepresentor ..LOL....I understand you frustration....I really don't think he is going to put out an actual album....he has been doing this shit for years....drop a few hard to find songs and disappear.....familiarity breeds contempt.

  • Jay Electronica is one of da greatest i ever heard spit pause!

  • WHEN IS HE GONNA DROP AN ALBUM??

  • "Ah man, thanks a lot Jimi Hendrix" hahahaha. I love this guy.

    

  • the realest nigga in the game since nas. just wish he put shit out more oftenn.

  • @apexofthesun fasho

  • whats the name of the last song playin

  • @marswun Eternal Sunshine

  • Jay Electronica is the hottest nigga out there and im glad he's geting some well deserved shine real hip hop is back

  • HIP HOP NEED HIM RIGHT NOW NO HOMO

  • ATTENTION!! This vid is tight on a national scale! On a more local note there's a new artist rising fast!!! Lyrics from outerspace, Beat is winner, Song is SOOO COSMIC! Check it out, If you don't agree then by all means, PLEASE... PLEASE CUSS ME OUT in the comments, but I know you won't. North Carolina 1by1!!!!!

  • KEEP DIDDY AWAY FROM JAY ELECT!!!! thumpa up if you agree

  • BOI

  • @wildgene24 why keep diddy away from jay elec? diddy a asshole but diddy makes you a household name did u know who the lox.. big.. or black rob was b4 puff introduced u to them? look at rick ross now since he started fucking wit diddy his album went to number 1 ..now ross is a house hold name..lol this nigga got lil suburbian white kids talking bout i think im big meech and larry hoover only diddy could of made that happen real talk

  • @DramaDen313 I agree diddy know how to sell artist but from a MC point of veiw hes a clown. And on another note I agree with all the rappers you just named but rick ross he dosnt rap for real. for the record im not haten on the dude, i give credit where credit is do. and i dont think rick ross should be mentioned in the same sentence with Jay Elect.

  • @wildgene24 you right fam jay elec spit 50 times better than ross but im speaking more of on the bidness side of things...diddy a hustla point blank period! thats like if u had some bad work a you a street nigga you gone flip dat shit for the low or cut it up stupid big and get it gone... just like he did damn near everybody on bad boy feel me

  • @DramaDen313 Ok i see what your saying now

  • @wildgene24 and janelle monae! well.....keep diddy from any artist really

  • @wildgene24 i think Jay could out smart diddy in terms of business , diddys a smart guy!! he would make jay into a star, but jay already knows about the industry, he wouldnt sell out, and it would be a good thing if diddy signed him, and Jay all of a sudden just appeared on bet, and mtv

  • @imdhashyd23... no0o0o0oo0o0o0..... hell fuckin NO!... keep Diddy away from Jay electronica!.. yea, he would appear on Mtv and Bet... drop ONE album, with diddy bitchass all over it, sayin'..." take that, take that", on every track... and then.... Jay electronica will fade...hard to believe with his kinda of music. But Diddy is a dancing snake. I can see it clearly..if i see it, Jay electronica knows it. JAY ELECTRONICA should sign with GOOD MUSIC...or something like that...shiiit or even Koch

  • @908Diesel Lol if you look at it in terms of BUSINESS it would be a BLESSING for Jay and hip hop. how did bad bot start ? with two dope Mcs biggie, n Mac along with diddy. you saying it was a bad thing to be with Diddy. if you think Jay shouldnt be on the radio, only the internet then honestly, you need to RETHINK. Jay wont magically POP up on a computer screen, but it will on the radio.! you always have to havesongs to appeal to the females. its not selling out, its doing the JOB(rapping)

  • ... i feel u... on the BUISNESS...making cream aspect.. but what about longevity? and the luv for the game? ...and honestly.. i think Biggie woulda ended parting ways with Diddy at some point... .. but i understand where you coming from.. but i still think JAY ELECTRONICA should stay far away from dancing Diddy.. And now i see him with Rick Ross... i have strong feeling he'll be fading way as well... as for those two girls... "Dirty money"... they outta here to0....lol .. i can see it now.

  • @908Diesel Love for the game?solove for the game means to not try to be the bestandNOT have a lot of moneyby doing what you love(RAPPING)?in what way is diddybad forJay?i mean honestly!rick ross been around since02' and all of his albumsbeen number1 since then! soyou wouldnt want a number1 album for Jay ?or at all even huh?im not saying your ignorant, but thats like saying your friends really good at drawing cartoons,he wantstoget rich.but you tell him not to! now hes workn at BK,tkngdidysorders

  • @wildgene24 What is the Jay song with the Michael Jackson sample in it???

  • @wildgene24 well jay elec just signed to roc nation so mission accomplished.....i guess. Also Diddy's tweet about feeling hurt by that decision.....hilarious!

  • @yugang08 Ha!!! I love it. Like I said before Jay Elect. is way way way to good of a rapper to get signed by diddy. Now Im just waiting for his first album. Id pay top dollar for it.

  • @wildgene24 haha damm straight

  • @wildgene24 THE POWER OF THE 'THUMBS-UP' WORKED BRO!!!!

  • @Zeph100 Lol yeah it did i hope diddy see's this and go into exile never to be seen again.

  • @wildgene24 word. keep that cat away from anybody that's really doin' something. his vibe is hella parasitic. read a very insightful article that listed all of the artists in the Bad Boy camp that'd been shitted on over the years due to Diddy's lack of focus and complete lost of interest in their career. he's a SELF-PROMOTER who's always lookin' for that next coat-tail ride. he hasn't been relevant since the 90's. he can't produce acts because he's such a desperate one himself.

  • @wandertwins Dam, thats deep/true.

  • "Presidential canidates is planning wars with other nations over state with MASONS"

    !!!!!!! Nas knows about the Illuminati !!!!!!!

  • He's more than an emcee, he's an enigma.

  • I hope Puff don't fuck this up!

  • this boy is nice

  • "you lyin' if you an artist and you say they didn't influence you - you lyin'"

    TRUTH

  • Drop an album please

  • Why did he bite MF DOOMS STYLE ?

  • @westside159 Dude i don't think he bit MF's style but i value your opinion lol

  • @westside159 Me personally i don't he bit dooms style they sound similar in a small faction but i don't think he's biting his style i think they should get on a track together...

  • What's the name of the song at the end?

  • @GreatnessGordon eternal sunshine (the pledge) - jay electronica

  • @GreatnessGordon ...eternal sunshine

  • He's the next Nas

  • Ha 'Jimi hendrix come up to you and say that's some dope shit, thanks alot jimi hendrix''

  • check out the video i made for 1 of jay's songs!!!! /watch?v=KuHFGe8NUsc

  • Jay Elec is a young more humble Nas

  • @RasheemH you dont think nas is a humble dude?

  • @seansosa Yea he is more now that he is older and wiser, but I think we he was young he almost let the fame get to him, but I guess thats everyone. Jay Electronica has made more chess-like moves. In my opinion.

  • FUCK YOU!!!!

    YU FUCKIN STOL ALL THESE TRACKS!

  • Game Time 20:10 (part 1)

  • jay is the future of HIP HOP

  • humble ass dude

  • Very original

  • Jay ELEC!

  • This is 100% GRADE A HIP-HOP THIS WHAT YOU LOOK IN THE DICTIONARY AND LOOK FOR HIP HOP THIS IS HOP HOP HERE AT ITS FINEST ! ALL THE STUFF YOU HEAR ON THE RADIO IS POP HIP HOP !!

  • He looks like Ricardo Tubbs from Miami vice minus the Jerry Curl.

    I don't know if anybody else notice this resemblance.

  • hip hop is not tattoos, 30,000 dollar necklace, bently's and all that bullshit, 1 million hits on youtube(no disrespect), twitter and that shit, it's cool if you can afford it, but it ain't no uniform....hip hop is a feeling, the beat, a lyricist , three dudes standing in a circle.

    i love hiphop, dam the radio killing it, these kids have no idea what real hip hop is

  • @damudum1 PREACH! B/c the masses need to hear it.

  • @damudum1 Feelin' that 100% God. What's really Ironic is I just got off a video and one of the highest rated comments was some dude talkin up about Drake being hot shit and being the it dude of Hip-Hop now, and what he was sayin' to build his argument or opinion is drake put out a r&b song and got whatever million youtube views in just 3 days and talkin bout how many people view his personal website and shit...It's like some straight up delusional talk

  • The underground is becoming the new mainstream. It's like the radio is famous for sucking. The record companies are dying. While real hip hop and fans are starting to flourish. I see the future. Record companies will be a thing of the past in 20 years. There will be no need for that greedy middleman.

  • man i hope he stays around man he's bringin us up together

  • This nigga might be realer than me.....and when i say real I mean like my next door neighbor got a deal or your best friend... When i say real I mean that life shit. beyond the bling, cars, money.... Jay E be on that..... chillin in the sand with my baby sippin a Rona smoking Hwd's, finest listening to Luchini(Camp Lo for the youngins') gathering natrual energy like Naruto, grubbing on Taco Bell. That's dat what shit bout.....Life. Enjoy it man. Even at its worst, its still an exprience...

  • thank you jay electronica.

  • rawest in the game right now.

  • Wow, a humble MC?? Thats a first haha

  • dude talks too much shit

  • my favorite mc right hurrrr

  • This is one of the best interviews i have ever seen Well done man!!!!!!

  • One of my fav MC's out right now.

  • he may be the.....one.....someone to change hip hop bring back the roots....

  • this is real hip hop it inspired my music..come through and check it out if you get a chance im a young artist looking for constructive crtisim i welcome hate as well

  • The Greatest Hip Hop artist EVER...........Listen closely to his lyrics..........HipHop Messiah.......Its time to NATION BUILD get ourselves right so we all can see the light..........ITS TIME TO WAKE UP EVERBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....C­ANT YOU SEE THE OBVIOUS.........LOOK AROUND...KNOW THYSELF AND OUR REAL HISTORY

  • whats that jay song at the very end where he flows quick?

  • @chu1111111 It's called "Eternal Sunshine."

  • So this guy is Erykah Badu's baby daddy.

  • @Wordlaw12 yup

  • he will be a top 10 rapper of alltime when hes finished

  • @skballin No he wont